Guidance

Form S: guidance

Guidance to register for British citizenship if you are a stateless person.

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Read the S guidance to find out if you can register as a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen or a British overseas citizen if:

  • you are a stateless person (not recognised as a national of any country) born before, on or after 1 January 1983
  • you were born outside the UK and UK overseas territories
  • you were born in the UK or a British overseas territory

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024 show all updates
  1. Updated the guidance, sections under 'Application processing times' and 'Travelling to and from the UK after becoming a British citizen'.

  2. Document format and style updated. Outdated information removed or updated accordingly. References and links to fees updated.

  3. Updated guidance to reflect changes made in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

  4. Accessible HTML version added.

  5. First published.

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